Having just played yesterday, the Wauwatosa East Red Raiders will head out on the road to face off against the Oak Creek Knights at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Wauwatosa East knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine matches -- so hopefully Oak Creek likes a good challenge.
On Friday, Wauwatosa East came up short against Marquette University and fell 64-56. While losing is never fun, the Red Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 272nd, while the Hilltoppers are ranked 111th).
Meanwhile, Oak Creek fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Kenosha Bradford on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Red Devils by a score of 74-72. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (71), the Knights still had to take the loss.
Wauwatosa East's loss was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-16. As for Oak Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-6.
Wauwatosa East beat Oak Creek 74-66 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wauwatosa East since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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